Alabastron, cylindrical belly, 4th–3rd century BC, vessel alabastron, height 17.4 cm, width 4.4 cm, origin unknown., A tall narrow vessel photographed against a neutral gray background, with a flattened rim and short neck leading to a long tapering body; the surface is predominantly dark, glossy black with decorative flowing featherlike patterns in yellow and light blue that run vertically along the body, and a band of undulating yellow lines near the shoulder; the rim and small looped handles show black with yellow edging, and the overall appearance is of a glazed, slightly worn object with fine linear motifs and subtle surface speckling.
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Alabastron, cylindrical belly, 4th–3rd century BC, vessel alabastron, height 17.4 cm, width 4.4 cm, origin unknown., A tall narrow vessel photographed against a neutral gray background, with a flattened rim and short neck leading to a long tapering body; the surface is predominantly dark, glossy black with decorative flowing featherlike patterns in yellow and light blue that run vertically along the body, and a band of undulating yellow lines near the shoulder; the rim and small looped handles show black with yellow edging, and the overall appearance is of a glazed, slightly worn object with fine linear motifs and subtle surface speckling.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_393

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Alabastron cylindrical belly 4th–3rd century BC vessel alabastron height 17.4 cm width 4.4 cm origin unknown tall narrow vessel photographed neutral gray background flattened rim short neck leading long tapering body surface predominantly dark glossy black decorative flowing featherlike patterns yellow light blue run vertically band undulating yellow lines near shoulder rim small looped handles black yellow edging appearance glazed slightly worn object fine linear motifs subtle surface speckling.

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